Guest post by Dr. Alicia Kozma, Director of IU Cinema. In 1956, film scholar John Twomey surveyed his contemporary film exhibition landscape and noticed a change was taking place: small, independently run theaters across the country were turning away from the usual mainstream film fare, focusing instead on what he termed “films of quality.”[1]… Read more »
Every month, A Place for Film brings you a selection of films from our group of regular bloggers. Even though these films aren’t currently being screened at the IU Cinema, this series reflects the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema and demonstrates the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked one film… Read more »
Guest post by Maria Hamilton Abegunde. Unless otherwise noted, quoted lines are from Latasha N. Nevada Diggs’ poem “Maybe.” When We Gather is ritual. When you watch it, Hear the Wind. She say, Daughter, leave what wounds you. Touch the Earth. She say, Daughter, reclaim what is whole. Smell the Sea. She say, Daughter, heal…. Read more »
Every month, A Place for Film brings you a selection of films from our group of regular bloggers. Even though these films aren’t currently being screened at the IU Cinema, this series reflects the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema and demonstrates the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked one film… Read more »
Guest post by Joan Hawkins, Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Indiana University. Based on a book written by Simone de Beauvoir, Pour Djamila recounts the story of Djamila Boupacha, an Algerian woman and National Liberation Front Activist who was arrested by the French in 1960, accused of terrorism and tortured. Under torture, she… Read more »
Every month, A Place for Film brings you a selection of films from our group of regular bloggers. Even though these films aren’t currently being screened at the IU Cinema, this series reflects the varied programming that can be found at the Cinema and demonstrates the eclectic tastes of the bloggers. Each contributor has picked one film… Read more »